Today's lesson is that royalty rates for audio clips can be awfully expensive. I've got a CD of sound effects that had street traffic and applause that I was going to use for my Stock Stock entry, and wanting to be a good doobie I checked on what I needed to do to use the audio clips legally. I got my answer today. 100 pounds sterling, or $183.47 according to my currency converter. To my mind that seemed pretty steep for a video clip that may not get any public exhibition beyond getting posted to this web site, and that I expect to earn me a grand total of $0.00 (that's £0.00 at current exchange rates).
So, a little digging led me to soundfx.com, where I was able to grab a three files for right around $30, which I can use royalty-free.
Posted by Jason at June 1, 2004 10:48 AM